Toki Pona edit

sitelen pona  
 
sitelen sitelen File:Majuna - sitelen sitelen word symbol drawn by Jonathan Gabel.jpg

Etymology edit

Esperanto maljuna (old)Esperanto mal- ((opposite of)) (← Latin malus (bad)) + Esperanto juna (young) (← German jung (young) & French jeune (young))

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmajuna/
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Adjective edit

majuna

  1. (uncommon) Old; aged; ancient.

Noun edit

majuna

  1. (uncommon) Oldness.

Verb edit

majuna

  1. (uncommon, transitive, intransitive) To be old, become old, or make old.

Usage notes edit

This word was abandoned before the language was first presented online in 2001, but it has been revived by members of the Toki Pona community in the late 2010s. While still uncommon, the word is now somewhat popular among proficient speakers.

In lipu Linku this word is classified as "uncommon," being used by 32% of respondents in a poll from August 2022.

This word is used in Sonja Lang's translation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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